Hijra

Hijra (also romanised as hijrah, hejira and hegira) as an Arabic word meaning migration or flight may refer to:

• The Hijra (Islam) (هجرة) is the emigration of Muhammad and his followers to the city of Medina in 622 CE, marking the first year of the Islamic calendar, 1 AH (anno Hegirae)
• Hijri year, marks the start of the Hijri year of the Islamic calendar
• Migration to Abyssinia, 615 CE, in which a number of Sahaba migrated to Ethiopia
• Meccan boycott of Hashemites and Muhammad, the second migration, arising from the boycott of 617–619

Hijra may also mean:

• Hijra (South Asia), a subculture in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh who are usually intersex or transgender. This subculture is important in many aspects of Indian culture, especially marriage ceremonies.

Hejira may refer to:

• Hejira (album), a 1976 album by Joni Mitchell
  • "Hejira" (song), the fifth track on the album of the same name

Hegira may refer to:

• Hegira (novel), a 1979 science fiction novel by Greg Bear

Hiigara may refer to:

• Hiigara, the homeworld of the Kushan, who were forced into exile after losing a war with the Taaidan. The plot of the computer game Homeworld details the return of the Kushan exiles to Hiigara. The name means "our home" in ancient Kushan language.

Hijara may refer to:

• Hijara, a board game.